Interpretation of relative weight in three populations of wild bluegills: A cautionary tale

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 368-377

  Copeland, Timothy ^a,b   Murphy, Brian R ^a   Ney, John J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT; WILD POPULATION;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PISCES;

EID: 43449104523     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-171.1     Document Type: Article

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